Pocketed carrier



F. R. BATCHELDER. POCKETED CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25. |918.

Patented May 18, 1920.

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FRANK n. BATGHELDER, or WORCESTER, MAssAcHUsnTTs.

POCKETED CARRIER.

Application filed September 25, 1918.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, FRANK R. BATCH- nLDER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Worcester, in the county ofNerces-ter, State of Massachusetts. have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Pocketed Carriers, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention is an improvement in pockets or receptacles of wovenmaterial, comprehended herein under the general term pocketed carriers.lllhile primarily designed for embodiment in pocketed-earriers on theorder of those which are used for holding and carrying cartridges,packaged iirst-aid supplies, etc., the invention is applicable topockets or receptacles in general of such material having cover-flaps inconnection with the mouths thereof. Among the pocketed carriers to whichthe invention is applicable are comprised cartridge-carriers, hospitalcorps bells, medical o'liicers belts, and others having` various specialadaptations.

()ne object of the invention is to avoid increase of the thickness ofthe pocket-walls. and undesirable bulkiness, at the places of attachmentof cover-liaps in connection withv pockets, due to the overlapping ofthe shank or attaching end of a coverflap with the wall to which thesaid end is attached. Other objects are indicated hereinafter.

The invention consists, essentially, in a carrier provided with anapplied cover-flap, and having a wall which is woven of reducedthickness in the portion thereof upon which the attaching end of thecover-flap is overlapped, forming a kind of rabbet to receive the saidattaching end, in order to avoid, as aforesaid, or materially diminish,increase of thickness and bulk as a result of such overlapping. Otherfeatures of thc invention are mentioned hereinafter.

illustrative embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawings, inwhich latten- Figure l is an isometric of a portion of a cartridgecarrier containing` one of the said illustrative embodiments.

F ig. 2 is a view showing one of the pockets of Fig. l in verticalsection, without coverilaps and without contained cartridges.

Fig. 3 is a view showing in vertical section a pocket containing theother of the said illustrative embodiments.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 18, 1920.

serial No. 255,564.

Having reference to the drawings,-

Fig. l shows a portion (comprising two pockets l, 1,) of a carrierprovided with a plurality of pockets, but the invention is applicableequally to carriers comprising individual pockets. By way of presentingan instance in which the result above specilied secured by the inventionis of especial importance, Fig. l shows the invention embodied inconnection with pockets of a smooth-front type having rear and frontcover-flaps Q, 13, which are connected respectively with the rearpocket-wall 4 and frontwall 5, respectively, and are adapted to closethe pocket by overlapping with each other over the top of the pocket.The said rear and front covcr-liaps are shown as furnished withfastener-members 6 and 7 of the wellknown glove-fastener type, engagingwith cach other at the tcp of the pocket to fasten said cover-flapsintheir overlapping closed condition, as at the right-hand side of Fig.l. Fig. .El shows an embodiment of the invention in connection with a,pocket having a` single cover-flap 2a of the common type which isconnected with the rear pocket-wall and adapted to fold 'forwardly overthe pocket-top and fasten down in front of the pocket-front.

In accordance with the invention, the rear and front walls 4, 5, of thepockets shown in Figs. l and 2, and the rear wall t of the pocket shownin Fig. 3', have the upper portions 4 and 5 thereof woven thinner thanthe lower portions of the said walls. The Shanks or attaching portionsof the coverflaps are overlapped with these thinner portions and aremade fast thereto by lines 6, G, of fastenings (usually stitches). Inthe drawings the combined thickness of the said thin or reduced portionsda, 5a, and the said attaching portions or shanks is no greater than thethickness of the said lower portions ot' the pocket-walls. This has theadvantage that the exposed surfaces of the said attaching portions orShanks are flush with the adjacent surfaces of the pocket-walls, whichfacilitates withdrawal of the pocket-contents.

Preferably, the woven construction is such that along the line where thebreak in thickness is located a well-defined shoulder 4J or 5b isformed, and in assembling the parts the ends of the Shanks or attachingportions of the cover-flaps are butted against the top sides of theseshoulders, so

that thereby the terminal edges of said ends are concealed andprotected. This is of material importance when the said edges are rawedges, and renders unnecessary any turning or foldingl back of the saidends to conceal raw edges, which would produce an undesirable increaseof thickness. Also, the close fitting of the ends of the coverlapsagainst the said shoulders avoids gaps or recesses in which the contentsof the vpockets could catch in being inserted or withdrawn.

The shoulders l and 5b constitute stops serving as by which theassembling and attachment o'f the cover-flaps in correctrelations toeach other in the process of manufacture are facilitated, aiding theoperations and enabling` the work to be performed rapidly by worlepeopleot average skill only.

The invention dispenses with housingslits formed in the pocket-walls.For the production of pocketed carriers with such slits, specialprocedure in the process of weaving the carriers is required. Thisspecial procedure is rendered unnecessary. `When the attachingl end orshank of a coverflap is seated in a housing-slit, there are then threethicknesses of material at'the top of the pocket-wall, the said threethicknesses comprising the twoside-walls of the housing-slit and theinterposed portion of the cover-Hap. lt will be obvious that thecombined thickness will he greater than that of the two thicknesses ofan overlapping` joint embodying the present invention. in

sitating extension of the attaching endsV down to the bottom of thepockets as in the case of pockets not furnished with housing'- slits. Itis advantageous in particular in the case of pockets woven with thickwalls. The thickness of the pocket-Walls and cover-flap may be variedmore or less.

That is claimed as the invention is A pocketed carrier provided with anap plied cover-flap, and having' the wall on which said cover-flap ismounted woven oi' reduced thickness in the portion upon which theattaching end-portion of the cover-Hap is overlapped, and with ashoulder against which the terminal edge of said end-portion is butted.

In testimony whereof I aliif; my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FllaNlx R. BATT/HELDER.

-Witnesses VICTOR H. JENNINGS, ALICE M. TrsDALn.

